2 Chronicles 20:31:112 Chr.20.31.W11TAB
מָלַ֣ךְ
malakh
“he reigned”
- Transliteration
- ma-LAKH
- Extended
- maa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /mɔːˈlaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reigned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- clause
ben-she-lo-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA be-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ve-SHEM i-MO a-zu-VA bat-shil-KHI
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT al-ye-hu-DA ben-she-lo-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA be-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ve-SHEM i-MO a-zu-VA bat-shil-KHI
Exegesis
The second clause uses malakh {מָלַךְ | mā·lăḵ} ‘he reigned’ (Qal perfect) followed by the locative bi-Yerušalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִַם | bi·yĕ·rū·šā·lá·yim} ‘in Jerusalem’.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:31
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:31:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 20:31, so the Hebrew word מָלַ֣ךְ (malakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.20.31.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.31.W11.S1) and character.